Bangladesh reports another Covid death with 535 cases
Bangladesh reported another Covid-linked death with 535 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning, reports UNB.
With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,369 while the total caseload to 2,026,212, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest deceased was a woman from Rangpur division.
The daily case test positivity rate declined to 14. 35 per cent from Saturday's 15.28 per cent as 3,727 samples were tested.
The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 per cent while the recovery rate decreased to 97.03 per cent respectively.
In September, the country reported 40 Covid-linked deaths and 13,251 cases.
Bangladesh registered its highest daily caseload of 16,230 on 28 July last year and daily fatalities of 264 on 10 August the same year.